Schneider To Occupy Former JFK Office
North Shore Congressman elect puts emphasis on the present.
Each day Rep. Elect Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) walks through his office door on Capitol Hill he will be walking into history but the present is what is foremost on his mind as he prepares to serve the people of the 10th Congressional District.. The office Schneider will occupy in suite 317 of the Cannon House Office Building was the office of then Rep. John Fitzgerald Kennedy between 1947 and 1953 when the former President was starting his career in elective office. Earlier: Schneider Forges Relationships During Orientation “It is cool, but most important thing is the work I was sent to do,” Schneider said. “I’m excited to get to work, to start working on the issues we talked about in the campaign.” One of those issues is the partisan …
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Kevin Killion
5:23 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
“I was talking to a Republican (freshman) who said ‘I’ve seen the Grover Norquist pledge (to never vote to raise taxes) and I didn’t sign it. We need tax reform. This cannot work anymore.’” So, that means that Schneider and this supposed Republican colleague are in favor of higher taxes, clear and simple. more ›